President Wilson Promotes Peace Tour Across Midwest
President Wilson spoke to cheering crowds in Mandan and Des Moines as part of a week of travel promoting the peace treaty. He outlined ten principles for the league of nations, urged disarmament and protection of oppressed peoples, and connected treaty acceptance to improved living costs. The trip includes stops in Minneapolis and St. Paul with a Pacific fleet review planned on the West Coast.
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N. C
Wilson
United States
League
St. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Des Moinés
Northwest
Canada
Lakes
Pacific Coast
Des Moines Coliseum
Kansas City
Mr. Wilson
J. B. Weaver
Large Increase in Internal Revenue for Texas 1919
Internal revenue receipts in Texas for the 1919 fiscal year totaled 62,215,083 dollars, up 22,200,749 from 1918. Income and profits taxes reached 46,900,575 with miscellaneous taxes making up the remainder. Oklahoma showed a decline, and national totals rose to 3,839,950,612 dollars, driven by spirits and tobacco taxes.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Minimum cotton cost fixed at 44 cents in Texas
A Texas department of agriculture committee set the 1919 cotton crop cost of production at 44 cents per pound and urged merchants and buyers to help farmers market slowly for an equitable price. Farmers should sell only as needed for export or domestic use. B E Harris noted foreign buyers require 12 month terms and could pay higher prices.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas
W. B. Yeary
B. E. Harris
Galveston
Texas Cotton Association
Banjo King Dobby Dobson Dies at 61 in New York
Edward C. Dobson known as Dobby the Banjo King, longtime minstrel, died Thursday at 61. He won the world banjo championship in 1883 on Broadway.
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New York
Edward C. Dobson
Dobby
Czech Slovakia council urges against signing treaty over Teschen
Paris report says the state council of Czecho Slovakia urged its government to withhold signing the peace treaty with Austria until Teschen district issues are satisfactorily settled.
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Paris
State Council of
Czecho- Slovakia
Austria
Teschen
Belgium King and Queen to visit Washington in October
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will arrive in Washington around October 1 and will be guests of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson at the White House.
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Washington
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Wilson
White House
Italian Women Win Right to Vote in Italy
The chamber of deputies in Rome approved a bill granting Italian women suffrage on Friday, marking a landmark expansion of voting rights and political participation for Italian women.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Cotton Destroyed in Rotterdam Fire Worth 1 Million
A large blaze on Rotterdam wharves Monday swept through cotton storage destroying about $1,000,000 in cotton. Fire crews battled flames and prevented spread to adjacent stacks. No injuries reported.
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Rotterdam
First Unit Division Arrives in New York
A 1868 strong contingent of the First Division arrived Friday from Brest aboard the transport Zeppelin, landing in New York to reinforce the forces.
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New York
Brest
Circus Parade Triggers Child's Odd Wish for Chair Cow
Edith, three, watches a circus parade in silent awe as camels and riders pass. She then pleads to her mother for a rocking chair cow, a whimsical request born from the spectacle.
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Edith
Money Mad Folka as Uncle Eben Mocks Wealth Obsession
In a local scene, Uncle Eben condemns quick riches and the scammy urge to hoard money, joking that a silver dollar seems a mere bravery medal next to money madness. The quote paints a folksy critique of greed and social pretensions.
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Uncle Eben
Texas News Roundup Highlights Obvious State Initiatives
Red Cross Christmas seal drive set for December 1 10. Adjutant General Harley resigns effective October 1. J L Hunter named state food and drug inspector. Land office reports 2435 land patents in the last year versus 3575 prior two years. Lee County highway work completed and gravelling underway. Tex as division of the Robert E Lee Trans continental Highway Association to organize at Houston September 17 18. East Texas hospital for the insane at Rusk completed and receiving patients. Governor Hobby names B A Hill district judge Eastland County. Rice farming demonstration scheduled near Pasadena Deepwater September 30 October 2. Insurance and farming department staff eligible to acquire mineral land rights per attorney general. Industrial Transportation Company of Washington granted Texas permit to operate from Austin. Austin County to vote $1 5 million road bonds October 7. Bexar leads motorcycle registrations with 505. El Paso 179 roads system, Harris 177. Druggists to label denatured alcohol warnings to curb poison deaths. Fifty four new banks added this year with nearly 2 million in capital. Weights and measures amended weighers must state gross weight and moisture content on cotton bales.
Border immigration figures show 35468 aliens processed at El Paso
El Paso reports an immigration year with 351,468 aliens passing the border area through the port, 2,057 excluded, and 12,106 paying the head tax totaling 96,840 dollars. The year saw 38,731 denies, 53 Japanese admitted, and 1 leper refused, with 2041 arrests and 1650 deported on the frontier.
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Tex
Mexico
United States
F. W. Berkshire
Federal Immigration Service
Berkshire
Pershing Returns Home After World War I Victory
General John J. Pershing was welcomed back to New York amid honors from foreign rulers and governments. He is hailed as commander in chief of the army that led victory under the stars and stripes and receives praise as the architect of democracy’s decisive strike against tyranny.
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New York
America
General Pershing
Charter for Panhandle Line Railway Company Approved
The charter of the Panhandle Short Line Railway Company with capital stock of 300000 and principal office at Dalhart was approved by the attorney general's department. The line would run 200 miles from Dalhart through Dallas Hartley Oldham Deaf Smith Castro Lamb Hale and Lubbock to Lubbock.
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Panhandle Line
Austin
Tex
Panhandle Short Line Railway Company
Capital Stock
Dalhart
Attorney General's Department
Dallas
Hartley
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Castro, Lamb
Hale
Lubbock
Last Report of Aviators Missing Near San Quentin
Army aviators F. B. Waterhouse and C. H. Connelly, missing since August 20 from Rockwell Field, were last heard by radio to be seen over San Juan de Dios, a Lower California settlement about 60 miles southeast of San Quentin and 162 miles down the coast from San Diego.
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C. H. Connelly
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San Juan de Dios
California
San Quentin
Minimum Cotton Price Fixed by American Cotton Association
The American Cotton Association set monthly minimum prices for cotton per pound at its New Orleans session. September 36 cents, October 36.5 cents, November 37, December 37.5, January 38, February 38.5, March 39, April 39.5, May 40 cents.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Association
South
Treasury Grants Extra Credit to Italy and Allies
The treasury announced on Friday an additional 17 million dollars to Italy, bringing Italy’s total to 1,618,975,945 and the allies’ total to 9,684,272,567.
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Italy
Washington
Treasury
Secretary Redfield Resigns From Commerce Post
Secretary of commerce Redfield tendered his resignation to President Wilson and it was accepted effective November 1. The announcement came officially on Friday in Washington DC.
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Washington
William DC
Commerce
Wilson
Black bill seeks Red River bridge at Arthur City
Representative Black Thursday introduces legislation to authorize construction of a bridge across the Red River at Arthur City where the Choctaw Trail crosses. The measure aims to facilitate travel and commerce by linking the two regions and supporting local infrastructure needs.
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Red River
Washington
Black Thursday
Arthur City
Death sentence for Edith Cavell betrayer convict
Paris George 8. Gaston Quien was tried by court martial and found guilty of treasonable dealings with the Germans and betraying Edith Cavell. He was condemned to death. Wellington NZ peace treaty with Germany ratified by parliament after labor party criticism.
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George
Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Wellington
N. Z
Germany
Labor Party
Moving Forward: Direction Over Position in Life
A thoughtful aphorism emphasizes that progress matters more than current status. It urges focus on trajectory and growth rather than static placement, applying to personal goals and long term development.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Ad Promises Peak Fitness
An advertisement urges men to stay in Class A by keeping kidneys healthy and using Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims improved vigor, spirits, and energy with two capsules daily, noting money back if no help and offering three sealed package sizes.
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Haarlem
Free samples offer for Vacher Balm and Hall's Catarrh Medicine
An advertisement promotes free samples of Vacher Balm for catarrh and headaches, invites requests and states agent prices. It also advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine with claims of internal use through the blood and testimonials, listing F J Cheney Co of Toledo as distributor and noting a forty year history and druggists' price.
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New Orleans
Adv
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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